Ireland U21s 1-1 Israel U21s: Evan Ferguson's brilliant header cements fine Irish comeback effort Jim Crawford's side can feel confident enough that they can progress on Tuesday Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Abbas demands US seek justice over Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian president accused the UN and the US of double standards. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022
Abbas: Lapid's UN remarks "positive," but Israel "destroying" two-state solution “We have no partner in Israel we can talk to," he said at the UN General Assembly. Axios · Sep 23, 2022
Palestinian President Abbas Calls on Israel to Resume Negotiations Immediately Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution was a "positive development" but said the proof would be a return to negotiations. "The true test of the credibility and seriousness of this stance is for the Israeli government to return to the negotiation… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 23, 2022
Palestinians in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta decry settler attacks Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank denounce attacks by Israeli settlers. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022
PA Demands a Halt to Israel’s Deduction of Tax Revenues The Palestinian Authority put forward two main demands during the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s (UNRWA) pledging conference in New York on Thursday. It called on Israel to halt deductions from tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians and underlined… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 23, 2022
Palestinians Slam UK 'Review' of Israel Embassy Location The Palestinians on Thursday said any move by Britain to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be "a blatant violation of International law". British Prime Minister Liz Truss, in New York for the UN General Assembly, told her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Wednesday "about… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 23, 2022
Israel PM: World Must Use Force if Iran Builds Nuclear Bomb The international community should use military force if Iran develops nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told the United Nations on Thursday, as he reiterated support for creation of a "peaceful" Palestinian state. Israel has been conducting an intense diplomatic offensive in recent months to try to persuade the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 23, 2022
After days focused on Ukraine, other concerns emerge at UN After three days in which the war in Ukraine consumed world leaders at the United Nations, other conflicts and concerns are beginning to emerge The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Navy buys Israeli UAVs, B4bn deal The Royal Thai Navy has signed a contract to procure Israeli-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for about 4 billion baht. Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2022
Israeli officer kills Palestinian suspected of stabbing attack An Israeli officer killed a Palestinian man suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack at a traffic junction between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli police said. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
UK's Truss reviews location of British embassy in Israel British Prime Minister Liz Truss has told her Israeli counterpart she is reviewing the location of Britain's embassy in Israel, her office said on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Israeli PM Lapid backs two-state solution with Palestinians Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called on Thursday for a two-state solution to Israel's decades-long conflict with the Palestinians and repeated that Israel would do "whatever it takes" to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Reuters · Sep 22, 2022 Israel to sell air defence system to United Arab Emirates, sources say Israel has agreed to sell an advanced air defence system to the United Arab Emirates, two sources familiar with the matter said, in the first such known deal between them since they forged ties in 2020.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Palestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths The rare eruption of deadly clashes this week between Palestinians and their own security forces has cast a spotlight on the growing ranks of disenfranchised, impoverished young men taking up arms
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 Liz Truss could follow Trump and move UK embassy to Jerusalem PM considering breaking with decades of British foreign policy by relocating UK embassy in Israel
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Hamas threatens violence over contested Jerusalem holy site The Palestinian militant group Hamas is threatening hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Israel rolls out new omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccines Israel has started administering doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant
Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022 Ancient shipwreck discovered 1,300 years after sinking in the Holy Land The perfectly-preserved shipwreck discovered off the coast of Israel proves that traders from Mediterranean countries were unloading their goods in the Holy Land after the Islamic conquest in the 7th-century
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022 Israel’s Population Reaches 9.5 Mln Ahead of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.593 million residents, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said in data released on Tuesday. Up to 45 percent of the population are secular, 35 percent are religious, and 19 percent are traditional. In 1948, when Israel was established, the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022 Mikati Urges Int’l Community to ‘Facilitate’ Lebanon Presidential Election Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that US mediation efforts for Lebanon and Israel to demarcate maritime borders has “not yet reached” an agreement, denying reports of a Lebanese-Israeli agreement on this controversial file. Mikati also urged the international community to help “facilitate” the election of a…
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022 PM Truss weighs UK embassy move in Israel to Jerusalem Media reports say Truss informed Israeli PM Yair Lapid at the United Nations she is considering the embassy shift.
Chicago Tribune · Sep 22, 2022 Commentary: The Abraham Accords, which signal hope for Middle East, are a model for peace Four months ago, more than 600 people gathered at the Chicago Cultural Center to celebrate the historic peace agreements in the Middle East for Israel’s 74th anniversary. The event was held for the first time in Chicago. Sharaka, a delegation of young Arab leaders, shared their personal experiences and encounters…
Reuters · Sep 22, 2022 Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted An ancient shipwreck found off the shore of Israel and loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean shows that traders from the West still came to port even after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land, researchers say.